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Representatives of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development stated that currently inflation is a real danger for economies, especially when oil prices have registered a sharp increase. The organization's statement was presented shortly after oil increased by $6 to reach $128 a barrel on June 5, 2008.

"Ministers were concerned about inflationary pressures and indications inflationary expectations may be drifting upwards," mentioned OECD. Its representatives also outlined that a lot of attention should be accorded to fiscal balances. This is crucial due to the fact that inflationary pressures stay on a high mark.

According to the World Bank, it is going to raise at least $5.5 billion together with the governments of the United States, Britain and Japan with the goal of setting up climate change funds, which will be used for helping poor nations in applying "green" technology and undertaking global warming.

The World Bank agreed to set up the climate change funds in July, when a board meeting will take place. Katherine Sierra, who works as the bank's vice president for sustainable development, in an interview taken in Kobe, Japan, mentioned that the World Bank is going raise money by fall. The announcement came while Katherine Sierra was attending a meeting with the environment ministers from the Group of 8.

"We are hoping that initially the clean technology fund may begin with $5 billion and the other one may be $500 million for climate resilience," outlined Ms. Sierra. She also added that the next announcement could be made at the G-8 summit, which will he held in July.

Undoubtedly inflation has a negative impact on a lot of countries; some states are able to maintain a stable low rate of inflation, while others (like Zimbabwe) register a real downfall.

Zimbabwe

Today the inflation in Zimbabwe outruns 100,000 percent. The country's government had to introduce the new 10,000,000 Zimbabwe dollar banknote, which is number one among the world's worthless money list. Currently the banknote has a value lower than $4.

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